Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-29
claimed to know Mr.. Sample well and
furnished his name as an example.
THE BANNER

sswhoeyer was responsible for exposing
that c~aricatureo of Mr.. Cleveland should be
thrown into the river. If it wa desired
to put up q portrait of Mr.. Cleveland, the
portrait should have been q good n ~
From Charles BHrdette Harris MeLure House
Balcony remarks, as reported By himself.
This public statement, that the picture
Of President Cleveland upon the REGISTER
banner, was "a car~icature," il q lie out OF
whole cloth, and is of a piece with those
other fab.ications that the banner was not
suspended until Thursday night that il
might surprise as well as insult the G. A.
X. men.
The order for the banner was given
early Tuesday morning, with q purpose of
having it completed and unfurled to the
breeze on Wednesday morning, and in or
der that the representation of the President
Of the United States should be a faithful
likeness, one ofthe best artists in the city,
Mr.. Hutchings, was engaged to.make the
charcoal sketch. This gentleman, together
with the letterers, could not get through
the work assigned them by the time indi-
Gated, and q delay was inevitable.
The picture when flushed was consid-
cred by every one to be an excellent one.
The banner was hung out by sunrise
Thursday morning, and not On Thursday
night, or any other time, and the entire
Trades Display parade marched underit on
the morning it was put up. A word as to
the object in finging the banner to the
breeze. A scrutiny of the decorations
erected by the committee assigned to that
work showed that no attempt had been
made to recognize the Commander-in-
Chief in any way, which caused much IN
favorable comment among citizens general
ly and a great deal of suppressed indigna-
ton among Democrats, and the REGISTER,
determined that the omission should bssup-
piled, gave the order for the banner and
hung it up. No insult to the G. A. K.
was intended or implied, and no loyal cit
izen, be he soldier or civilian: could 50
construe it. Pension agents, small poll
~ticians, cranks and persons who had some
Interior motives to serve, will continue to
circulate that lie-no one else. So it re-
mains as originally stated, that the mis-
chievous m~alignantS, who aided, abetted
and forced the scene of Friday are alone
responsible.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Mayor Seabright-If I'd known there
were TO be any Marc Antony O~rations over
d dead Caesar, l should have prevented the
meeting.
Ex-President Hayes-It was IN out
rage.
S. l.. Brice-They ShOu,lu't have paid
any attention 10 tue banner.
Governor Foraker say God Bless the
President, and hope every member Of the
Grand Army of the Republic will do the
same.
DIR. Edwards-If JEFF Davis had been
President Of the United States | should
not have refused to march under such a
banner.
Colonel J. S. McLain, of Pittsburg,
member OF Governor Beavers staff-The
whole trouble was started by some busy
bodies. When the Pennsylvania Division
drew up on either side of the street to be
reviewed, these big-mouths passed the word
down the line, and the various Posts, think
ing it was true, and not having time to
consider the matter, did what many Of
them would not have done under other
circumstances. There is this much about
it: II the banner was hung out there for a
purpose, it succeeded admirably, and if it
wasn't hung out for a purpose it succeeded
Just the same.
Chas. T. CALDWELL came up to have a
good time, and l would have marched
under a hundred such banners.
Democrats and Republicans generally
If E.x-President Hayes and Governor For
aker could ride under the banner and lift
their hats ont of respect, why couldn't the
rank and file Of the q. A. K. have doue
the same. This is the whole matter in q
nutshell.